"Was I discovered?"
A voice suddenly rang out in the castle.
Gourmet Dru shuddered violently. Just as he was about to activate the mark left behind by Demon Lord Eribato, he felt his body and soul being bound by a powerful force. For a moment, he could do nothing.
His body turned around under the control of that force, and Gourmet Dru saw Huang Yu, who had appeared at some unknown point.
"So it was merely a coincidence."
Seeing the astonishment in Dru's eyes, Huang Yu gave a self-mocking smile and snapped his fingers.
In the next moment, black-violet flames ignited across Gourmet Dru's body.
"I heard you're a gourmet?" Huang Yu said with a smile as he watched the pain and struggle in Dru's eyes. "I wonder if you'll like this dish of mine.
"Unfortunately, I'm not a qualified chef. If I don't handle it properly—uh, there's no need for guidance. Just bear with it a little longer."
Bear with it?
What the hell were these flames?
How could he bear it when they hurt so much?
Hearing Huang Yu's words, Gourmet Dru roared inwardly.
But he could not even control his own soul now. Naturally, Huang Yu could not know what he was thinking. He could only endure the pain as the black-violet flames roasted him.
Gourmet Dru could not imagine how Huang Yu had come to Hell or infiltrated his castle without making a sound.
If he had been in peak condition, he would still have had the strength to resist Huang Yu.
But Gourmet Dru had just returned from the brink of death. His current abilities were less than one percent of what they had once been, so how could he possibly be Huang Yu's opponent?
The ghostly violet flames contained Void Power. Before long, half